East Hollywood
Business Improvement District
On Wednesday, May 9,
property owners within the East Hollywood
Property Business Improvement District met for
the first time to discuss the BID’s governance
and organization, review the proposed bylaws and
begin the process of electing a Board of
Governors. A follow-up meeting will occur in
approximately one month, at which time an
election will determine the Board’s members and
officers. The Hollywood Chamber will serve as
the non-profit entity contracted with the City
of Los Angeles to manage the BID. Having a
modest budget compared to Hollywood’s other
existing BID’s, the Chamber will provide
dedicated staff, offices and insurance coverage,
thereby cutting operating expenses and allowing
the BID to focus more resources on its main
goals. These include the positive image
enhancement of the District through physical
improvements and landscaping, graffiti and
litter removal, as well as regular sidewalk
cleanings.
“Blue Shirts” Get New
Home
On May 10th,
2007 Andrews International, who operates the
Hollywood BID Patrol (affectionately known as
“Blue Shirts” to locals), opened the doors of
its new headquarters at Hollywood & Highland to
the community. A key partner in crime prevention
and reduction, the BID Patrol is a major
resource in the Hollywood Entertainment
District. The facility will be a shared
workspace by both the BID Patrol and the Los
Angeles Police Department in what is a rare but
effective partnership. “It is a testament to the
Hollywood community that private industry and
public service can work so well together,” said
Bill Farrar, vice president of operations and
business development for Andrews International.
So far in 2007 the Bid Patrol has made 556
arrests, but according to Farrar the BID Patrol
is working hard to solve problems rather than
just make the arrests. Clothing drives have
been organized to benefit P.A.T.H. (People
Assisting The Homeless) and a local church, with
more community outreach to come. This unique
partnership was made possible through the
diligent efforts of several people, including
Capt. LAPD Captain Clay Farrell, Dan Chismire,
Monica Yamada and Cindy Chong of the CIM Group
who have been huge supporters of the BID patrol
and the opening of its new facility. To contact
Andrews International for more information,
please call (661) 775-8400.
SplashBash2:
Register to become a stakeholder
SplashBash 2,
hosted by Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood
Council and Hollywood and Highland, is the second
annual outreach event for the Hollywood Hills
West Neighborhood Council. If you live, work,
worship or volunteer in the Hollywood area you
can register to become a stakeholder and attend
this great event. This free stakeholder event is
hosted by Hollywood & Highland Center's Central
Courtyard on June 21 from 7pm to 9pm. Dance
under the stars to the music of Louie Cruz
Beltran and his Latin Jazz Orchestra, enjoy food
from The Grill, Vert, Trastevere, Koji's and
Twist while mingling with your neighbors. When
you register with the HHWNC, you will
participate in the decisions affecting your
community.
To register, log on to
www.hhwnc.org.
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A Birthday
Bash of Legends
Hollywood’s Honorary Mayor
Johnny Grant turned eighty-four years old on
Wednesday, May 9, and celebrated in style with
friends and family in the Roosevelt Hotel’s
Oscar Room. Guests, including such screen
legends as Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Terry
Moore and Rhonda Fleming, as well as
television’s Angie Dickenson and astronaut Buzz
Aldrin, arrived early for a cocktail reception
and were later treated to a “surf and turf”
lunch with a program that brought a few of
Johnny’s colleagues on stage to share stories of
experiences with Grant. LAPD Chief Bill Bratton
spoke of being a young soldier watching Johnny
entertain troops with Bob Hope in Vietnam.
Other speakers included Councilman Tom LaBonge,
Michael Teilman from the Bob Hope USO at LAX and
special birthday phone calls from Michael
Reagan, Stephanie Powers, and Craig Basel, the
Honorary Mayor of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where
Grant recently traveled to entertain troops.
Younger attendees were riveted by first-hand
stories of Hollywood’s Golden Age, told by those
who shaped Hollywood’s history.
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That’s Hot! -
Chamber’s Monthly Mixer at Hilton
 Located
high on the hillside of Universal City, the
luxurious Hilton Los Angeles / Universal City
Hotel (Hilton Universal) will host the Chamber’s
May 31st Business After Hours Mixer.
The Hilton Los Angeles / Universal City is
located at 555 Universal Hollywood Drive in
Universal City. The Mixer will be held in the
Sierra Ballroom B on Thursday, May 31st
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for
members, $20 for non-members, and self parking
will be discounted to $7 ($12 for valet). Two
beverages and hors d'eourves are included with
admission. Please RSVP to
vivian@hollywoodchamber.net.
Hilton Universal is a
perfect location for events and celebrations of
all kinds, including holiday parties and wedding
receptions. Amenities also include dining at
Café Sierra and the Lobby Lounge, a health club,
heated outdoor pool (with whirlpool), and
24-hour room service. For more information and
reservations about the Hilton Universal Hotel
please call (818)509-2058 or visit
www.universalcity.hilton.com.
Reserve Online at
www.hollywoodchamber.net
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Pack Your
Bags, China to Welcome Hollywood Chamber
Everyone knows the old
adage, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably
is.” But they’ve also probably heard that
“Membership has its privileges.” Hollywood
Chamber members can take advantage of an
all-expenses-paid, 9-day trip to China for only
$1,499. Participants will enjoy 5-star
and 4-star accommodations, all meals, airfare,
in-country travel and personal guided tours in
English to such sites as the Great Wall of
China, and Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and
Forbidden City. Other locales visited will be
Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou. Space is limited
to the first 145 registered (and is filling
fast).
Here's all you need to know about
Hollywood Chamber's Mission to China
Reserve Online at
www.hollywoodchamber.net
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Engineers, Architects
and Planners are Excited about being a part of
Hollywood Freeway Central Park
 On Tuesday morning, the
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce hosted a
capacity-crowd pre-bidders conference for a
study that will look at the feasibility of
constructing Hollywood Freeway Central Park atop
the 101 Freeway in a park-poor section of
Hollywood. Prospective bidders from some of the
top engineering and design firms across the
United States came to ask questions and listen
to comments by the Community Redevelopment
Agency and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce,
who are working in concert to make the park
project a reality. For a project that will
providing upwards of 24 acres of new park space
in Hollywood, engineers, planners, and landscape
architects are buzzing about the golden
opportunity to make the most famous city in the
world a better place to live, work and play.
For more information on Hollywood Freeway
Central Park, visit our website at
www.hollywoodfreewaycentralpark.org
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Representing Hollywood
Business Interests in Sacramento
Hollywood ambassadors are
planning a trip to Sacramento to lobby for
business interests in the area on May 21-22.
Led by Chamber board members, the group will
advocate for transportation funding,
anti-runaway production measures, solutions to
reduce homelessness, affordable housing, and
state infrastructure bond funding for Hollywood
Freeway Central Park. Some of the group’s key
meetings include meetings with Assemblymembers
Mike Feuer, Kevin DeLeon, Lloyd Levine, Alan
Lowenthal, Cameron Smyth, Senator Mark Ridley
Thomas, Deputy Secretary of Transportation James
Bourgart, and others. The Hollywood delegation
looks forward to advocating our area’s needs
with legislators. If you are interested in
being a part of the Hollywood delegation that
visits our state and national capitols to
advocate on behalf of the Hollywood community,
please feel free to contact Rochelle Silsbee,
vice president of public policy for more
information at (323) 469-8311.
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RFP
Process for Hollywood Central Park Underway
The
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has been working
with the Community Redevelopment Agency to begin
work on an initial feasibility study that will
investigate the possibility of building atop the
101 Freeway in Hollywood to construct a "cap"
park. After a solid year of working on
this project, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
is proud to announce that CRA/LA initiated the
RFP process earlier this week. An initial
Pre-Bidders Conference will be held in the
Chamber conference room on Tuesday, May 8, 2007
at 10:00am. For more information
on Hollywood Freeway Central Park, visit the
project website at
www.hollywoodfreewaycentralpark.org or call
Rochelle Silsbee, Vice-President of Public
Policy at (323) 468-1379.
To view the entire proposal, please go to
http://cra.crala.org click on CRA Web Site,
click on Jobs and Contracting Opportunities,
click on the RFPs, RFQs and Bids, RFP NP 3536 -
Feasibility Study - Hollywood Central Park "Cap
Park".
Proposal Due Date: June 18, 2007
Pre-Bid Meeting
On May 8, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce
7018 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood,
CA 90028
RSVP to Flora O'Brien
Contact
Flora O'Brien - Contracts Officer
(213) 977-1833 -
fobrien@cra.lacity.org
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All you need to know about
Hollywood Chamber's Mission to China
Free business
counseling at the Hollywood Chamber
Offered by the Service
Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Richard Krelstein, a retired business turn-around specialist
Consulting services will be available most
Fridays 9:30 - 11:30 am To
schedule an appointment, call Vivian at (323)469-8311.
 The
Holly Trolley will be free in the month of May
for anyone showing a day-of movie theatre stub
or receipts from bars, restaurants, and
nightclubs, as well as parking-garage tickets
from the Hollywood & Highland and Arclight
garages. Businesses are encouraged to
remind their customers when they give them a
receipt that they can use the receipt to get a
free ride on the Holly Trolley. The orange
trolley buses offer an all-night long (6:30 p.m.
to 2:30 a.m.) stress-free shuttle service with
stops at 12-minute intervals at numerous parking
lots and clubs throughout downtown Hollywood.
As an added benefit, customers will be able to
use a receipt from the Holly Trolley at the
Arclight and at Hollywood & Highland parking
garages to receive a discounted $6-nightly rate.
To see a map of the Holly Trolley route, please
visit
www.ladottransit.com/other/trolley.
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